New York 1964 archive footage

Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting the USA in 1964
It contains stock footage of New York: the arrival at JFK International Airport, views from the windows of the taxi while heading to downtown, traffic under the Empire State Building, panoramas of Manhattan, the Hudson River and the ocean from the panoramic terrace of the Empire State Building, heavy traffic in Times Square, the "smoking" Camel billboard, people walking in Manhattan, the bronze Eagle Sculpture in Battery Park, Manhattan streets at night, the Statue of Liberty, and more.
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[@kevinbrown9276]

My Dad worked in Lower Manhattan in the mid 1960s and he remembered when they were digging the deep holes for the Twin Towers! 💖🙏🏻🙏🏿💖

[@VictorySpeedway]

Want your heart broken? If you're old enough to remember 1964, watch this film. Consider these: All the young men killed in Vietnam were still alive and looking forward to the future. Music consisted of "Top-40," and the Beatles were something new, fresh, vibrant, and just what we needed to blunt the pain of having lost our President to an assassin's bullets. The "Great Society" wasn't even on the drawing board. Families stayed together, went to church, lived peacefully. Our space program was still in its infancy, and the best was yet to come. There were problems, to be sure. But we were confident enough to believe they could be solved. We lived fearlessly, optimistically. The World's Fair illustrated this perfectly. Those days are long gone, existing only in films such as this. There will never be another World's Fair. The fabric of Our Nation has frayed to the point where it cannot be repaired. All that's left are the stories we tell our children and grandchildren, and they listen in disbelief. I would gladly swap my cellphone, the internet, seatbelts, and all our modern technology for the peaceful days of the early-mid sixties. Good is unnoticed until it's confronted with evil. Sorry... just the rantings of an old man who remembers.

[@jamesmack3314]

Well said… but at least you lived it

[@kathleenking47]

Pre 1966 Listen to Paul Harvey If I was the devil

[@jamesmack3314]

@@kathleenking47 good day

[@rogerscalf231]

Hey, another old man here, who lived in the Madison Square Hotel, at 25th and Madison Ave. 5th floor apt. with a great view of the Empire State Building, and Madison Square Park. I was 10 going on 11. I am still a Beatlemaniac! Attended P.S.14 in it's last year, then to P.S.116 for 5th and part of 6th grade, then moved back to Nashville, where we all were born,except the youngest, who was born in New York, April of '63. Yep, I'm 70.

[@kathleenking47]

...don't forget: Businesses were closed on Sundays.. or Saturdays There were a few open 7 days a week, like Mayfair or Co-op markets They were supposed to be on wned by commies Part of the sadness also came from June 1963 When SCOTUS said Bible was no longer to be in public schools. Benjamin Rush, and a few founders warned about that

[@pmafterdark]

Those old neon advertising signs were so cool and classy. "The World of Henry Orient" with Peter Sellers on the theater marque. A great movie which takes place in NYC.

[@kathleenking47]

I don't miss cigarette smoke At least, kids were able to play outside We can't expect daycare to raise our children We may have to have multiple generational homes again

[@cojaysea]

I love that movie

[@johnshields6852]

I was 4 years old, smart kid, but confused, probably like a lot of us, idk, I'm 62 and I'm still confused, hang in there, ups and downs, rollercoaster of life.

[@rma3_3_3]

Positively Dynamic and thanks!

[@ammonlana1681]

I wish I'd have lived my life during this time... So peacefully and no techs ruining lives of many especially kids

[@TECHLOVER_91]

Speak for yourself many of us actually like using tech but if it's so bad how about you just don't use it and get you a book or newspaper but your probably hypocrite

[@kathleenking47]

Kids were outside playing, and riding bikes

[@timotundy]

@@kathleenking47they still are doing those things. My kid is 12 and he and his friends spend all day outside. They have tech but so what?!? Most kids are not mindless junk food zombies that just use technology. They are smart young people with ambition and creativity.

[@patrickvillers6454]

Think about all of the history that was unfolding that year the Beatles invasion Bewitched I Dream Of Jeannie and Gilligans island were just starting their first season and the hit movie was Gold Finger and the 1964 Mustang was rolled off the assembly line and I was 7.

[@Lisa-di1wi]

I was also 7 that year as well.

[@MrRezRising]

You got my home in the mid-distance. I grew up on Roosevelt Island, this film is about eleven years before it 'opened' in '76, when we got there. There's the Lyric Theater, and the Victory, there's a glimpse of the future with the modern WABC logo, and a sign of ends to come with the Pan Am building. The Camel sign blew smoke rings when it wasn't windy. Igmar Bergman's flick The Silence came out in '63 overseas. My New York City is embryonic here. I can see where Nat Sherman is going to set up shop in eleven years on 42nd and 5th. The photographer had a good eye. Thanks for the memories.

[@Brobesy]

Thank you

[@Footageforprocom]

You're welcome

[@nopawsclark4064]

When buildings had the gray color in the brick and mortar fantastic! ,. Rather " Idyllic "!!. Cerebral.

[@poetryjones7946]

Mad Men era!

[@steveconsole1335]

I grew up in New York in the 60's. Moved out in the 80's. People always ask if I would consider moving back and my answer is always the same. If the plane could go back not only in space but in time, Yes!

[@FoxRacingNYC]

It looked peaceful times back then, l was about to be born 2 years later. History doesn't repeat itself 🤔

[@kathleenking47]

Yes it does..

[@singerbuilding6787]

7:41 Singer building :( And Woolworth building..

[@poitor5915]

be a nice place to visit but couldn’t handle living in an apartment😩i like backyards🤙🏻

[@richardbarrett7236]

And New York was still fairly safe and livable back then too.

[@RaveDave871]

Upstairs "stompers" make apartment living horrible !

[@densnow4816]

Look at what leaded gas exhaust did to air quality.

[@kevinbrown9276]

What airport was that in the beginning? 1964, jet air travel was underway, but wasn't there a smaller airport on Long Island besides LaGuardia and Kennedy (Idlewild)?

[@iliaurgen711]

It's 100% JFK! It's crazy to see the surrounding areas have so much empty grass as the plane descends, I grew up in that area, and it's literally an overcrowded city now.

[@juicyfeces]

I just come here for the sweet piano music

[@Broadway789]

I was in grade school on the upper west side and was 9 years old.

[@0159ralph]

This is almost 60 years old. This is when NYC had class but my parents moved us out in 1974 from the Bronx because Linsey destroyed the town with his liberal policies. When Guiliani was mayor during the 90s my wife and kids went back to visit and NY was back. Now with these last two WOKE mayors the city is now a progressive cesspool. I will neaver go back.

[@MrVegasdeuce]

Lucky for New York I'd say...

[@0159ralph]

No let's rephrase that. It sucks to be you...

[@jayhpaq]

Trumper

[@squid12825]

Do you have any videos of Grozny or Makhachkala during the Soviet era?

[@RaveDave871]

1964 the last year when silver dollar in ya pocket was actually silver ! Then our beloved Fed Reserve stole all OUR SILVER

[@RaveDave871]

7.00 now that what i call blowin smoke in ya face 😂😂😂😂

[@robparadise6099]

What is the name of the pretty song covering this video?

[@chrisbrady-t1u]

If there was no wind,the Camel cigs man would blow perfect smoke rings.(it wasnt really smoke but steam)

[@crankcuffin1948]

Music destroys it to pieces. I watched it on mute

[@joefran619]

imes have changed so much, that camel cigarette sign man is replaced with Snoop Dogg.

[@mouhcinedva]

👍👍👍😙

[@bossman1974]

Would be 100 times better without the piano 🎹 music 🎵🎶

[@kathleenking47]

Or. More music of its time

[@jamesmack3314]

Cigarettes were everywhere back then every restaurant every bar every office every airplane you name it smoking was a big part of peoples lives thankfully, it’s not anymore

[@kayhyde2161]

1964. 4 NY..... Streets .